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Best open-source Social media schedulers
The best self-hosted social-scheduler split in the c17.io catalog is Postiz for AGPL-3.0 calendars (the published Buffer / Hootsuite / Sprout Social / Later / Typefully / Planoly / Agorapulse / Sendible / Metricool stack), Mixpost Lite when you want that MIT Laravel scheduler — skip Pro — /compare/mixpost-vs-postiz, listmonk when the job is an AGPL-3.0 email broadcast rather than a social calendar, and Pixelfed when the job is an AGPL-3.0 photo feed rather than a queue. This is not Agorapulse's every listening SKU, Sendible's every agency suite, Metricool's every analytics pack, or Hootsuite's Social OS. A lone newsletter stays on /best/newsletter-platforms. A fediverse server stays on /best/fediverse-social.
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Ranked picks
1
postiz-appAGPL-3.0 social calendar — the c17 Buffer / Hootsuite / Agorapulse / Sendible / Metricool path. /compare/mixpost-vs-postiz.
When to pick it: A queue you host. OAuth only for the networks you post to.
2
MixpostMIT Mixpost Lite. Pro is commercial — skip it. /compare/mixpost-vs-postiz.
When to pick it: A Laravel scheduler if Postiz is not the shape.
3,845 stars in the catalog
3
listmonkAGPL-3.0 broadcasts already on /best/email-marketing. Not a social calendar.
When to pick it: An email list if the job was a send, not an Instagram slot.
23,815 stars in the catalog
4
PixelfedAGPL-3.0 photo feed already on /best/fediverse-social. Not a scheduler.
When to pick it: The network if Metricool was the analytics seat, not the queue.
7,129 stars in the catalog
How they compare
| Tool | License | Self-host | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| postiz-app | AGPL-3.0 | Easy | A queue you host. OAuth only for the networks you post to. |
| Mixpost | MIT License | Easy | A Laravel scheduler if Postiz is not the shape. |
| listmonk | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | Easy | An email list if the job was a send, not an Instagram slot. |
| Pixelfed | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | Medium | The network if Metricool was the analytics seat, not the queue. |
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- listmonk / Keila / Ghost stack
- Pixelfed stack
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FAQ
- Postiz or Mixpost?
- Postiz if you want the published AGPL calendar. Mixpost Lite if you want that MIT Laravel scheduler — /compare/mixpost-vs-postiz.
- Agorapulse, Sendible, or Metricool?
- Same published calendar — /replace/agorapulse, /replace/sendible, and /replace/metricool.
- Is this Buffer?
- Buffer stays on /replace/buffer. This page is the same job with more logos.
- Are these free?
- Postiz is AGPL-3.0. Mixpost Lite is MIT; skip Pro. listmonk and Pixelfed are AGPL-3.0. You pay hosting. Template users never pay c17.
- How do I deploy it?
- Open /stacks/postiz-social. Persist Postgres and Redis. Schedule one test post.
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